The book is really good, but in the movie, the producer changed a little too much like Dally's apperance. Also, the first version left out alot of things like the whole first chapter. But the second one was perfect, but they put swaring into it so that made it a little hard watch with younger ones. But I think the book was great, espically how the author put parts of real life in it, so that made the book life like, and to stop reading. I just want to thank S.E. Hinton for getting me to like to read, without her I would still hate to read. Maybe someday, I'll write book like she did.